St Columba's Church, Nottingham

St. Columba's Church, Nottingham
Coordinates: 52°57′55″N 1°09′03″W / 52.9652°N 1.1508°W / 52.9652; -1.1508
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Church of Christ, Scientist
Previous denomination	Presbyterian
History
Founded	1898
Consecrated	1900
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Architect(s)	Brewill and Baily
Style	Gothic Revival architecture
Groundbreaking	1896
Completed	1900

St Columba's Church, Nottingham was a Presbyterian church in Nottingham, England, built in 1898.

The English Presbyterian church on Mansfield Road, Nottingham was located at the intersection with Villa Road. It was founded in 1896 as a daughter church of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Nottingham. The new buildings by Brewill and Baily were started in 1896 and complete by 1900.^[1] The church merged with St Andrew's United Reformed Church in 1946 and the buildings were sold.

By 1950 the church was occupied by Emanuel Full Gospel Church but, shortly afterwards in 1956, the buildings were sold again and were used by the Church of Christ Scientist.

Since 2009 the church has been used by the Shri Raja Sahib Nabh Kanwal Trust.

Presbyterian ministers

• John Forbes 1897-1930
• Gilbert Porteous 1930-1939
• James Robson 1939-1940
• C.C.E. Mercer
• Allan Porter

Organ

The church had a pipe organ installed around 1907 by William Andrews of Bradford. A specification of the organ can be found on the British Institute of Organ Studies.^[2]

In 1952 the organ was sold and incorporated in the rebuilt organ in St Peter's Church, Nottingham.

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